Examiners

The Lifesaving Society designates Examiners to evaluate and
certify candidates in the Society's training programs. Examiners
are senior experienced instructors who undergo specific training in
examination standards. Certification as an Examiner is a 3-step
process:

Successfully complete an Examiner course with a current
Trainer.

Successfully apprentice with an experienced Examiner on 1 exam
in the stream in which you seek to be certified as an
Examiner.

Submission of the completed Examiner Training Record to the
Society for consideration for Examiner certification.

Examiner course: 6 hr. classroom and water
time. The Examiner course may be run as a stand-alone course or
attached to other instructor training programs.

EXAMINERS EVALUATE & CERTIFY

National Lifeguard Examiners certify National Lifeguard
candidates (in the option the Examiner holds (e.g., the National
Lifeguard Examiner who holds National Lifeguard Pool examines and
certifies National Lifeguard Pool candidates, etc).

Lifesaving Factoid

The Lifesaving Society Bronze Medallion was first earned by
Canadian lifesavers in 1896. The Medallion went into space in
1998 in the pocket of Canadian astronaut, and former lifeguard Dr.
Dave Williams.